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Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore whirled up $6M in Thursday previews that started at 2PM at 3,350 venues. The David Yates directed J.K. Rowling co-scripted movie is expected to make between $45M-$50M over the Easter holiday weekend stateside; 73% of all K-12 schools off today according to Comscore. Dumbledore is also expanding into 44 more offshore

Leonardo DiCaprio, Saweetie and Doja Cat are among some of the big names who’ve secured entry to the biggest and most exclusive party during Coachella, TMZ has learned. Neon Carnival is known as THE party of the weekend at Coachella, and our sources in the desert say Shailene Woodley is also on the guestlist for

When it comes to making blockbuster movies, there are few things more important than managing spoilers. Major tentpole releases go to extreme lengths to try and avoid details being leaked out before they are ready. When it came to the newest of the Harry Potter movies, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Eddie Redmayne thought

“I see nothing happening on a major scale to try to get the older audiences back to theaters,” griped Sony Pictures Classics’ co-president Tom Bernard. Ideally, Bernard wants NATO to trumpet cinema safety in a big public campaign. (A NATO rep says not in the cards.) He’d like that campaign alongside a creative marketing push

Disney+ has released a new trailer for the upcoming original movie “Sneakerella,” premiering May 13 on the streaming service. From the studio behind the mega-hit “Descendants,” “High School Musical,” and “ZOMBIES” franchises, this pop/hip-hop musical is set in the vibrant street-sneaker subculture of New York City and puts a contemporary twist on the “Cinderella” fairy

Australian actor Adam Garcia was 28 years old when he was cast as Kevin O’Donnell — the love interest and male lead who is struggling to make ends meet living in New York City and holds numerous odd jobs including a comic book collector — in the 2000 bar-stomping cinematic masterpiece “Coyote Ugly.” Adam Garcia

Spoilers for The Secrets of Dumbledore can be found within this story, so if you want the surprise to remain magical, please hop to something less spoilery, like questions we have after Fantastic Beasts 2.  When the first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore released, of course people were talking about Mads Mikkelsen

Warner Bros, which has traditionally ruled the Easter weekend box office, is back, a year after Godzilla vs. Kong brought bread to reopening cinemas during the pandemic. The stateside arrival of J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, and further expansion abroad into 44 markets, arrives days after the Warner Bros. Discovery merger went public.

A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera) finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain’s (Ricky Gervais) evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town

Play video content Gilbert Gottfried was hard at work just a few weeks before his death — and we’ve got video of one of his final on-screen appearances … where he looks as spirited as ever. The President of HollywoodOffices, Brad Folb, tells TMZ … his company hired GG March 16 for a Cameo-styled ad

Michelle Yeoh has been raking up the roles and acclaim in recent years. Lately, she’s been riding high off of her acclaimed performance in the trippy sci-fi film Everything Everywhere All at Once (which CinemaBlend gave 5 out of 5 stars). Now she’s getting ready for another career milestone – appearing in James Cameron’s Avatar

Several Broadway shows impacted by the uptick in New York City Covid cases last week are still feeling the effects this week: Plaza Suite has canceled performances at least through tomorrow, Paradise Square has canceled most of this week, and A Strange Loop is off until Thursday. Macbeth, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, returned

Netflix has released the trailer for ‘Senior Year’ its forthcoming film, starring Rebel Wilson. It is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, May 13. Rounding out the cast with Rebel will be Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Justin Hartley, Chris Parnell, Angourie Rice, Michael Cimino, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Brandon Scott Jones, Alicia Silverstone, 

Play video content TMZ.com Chris Rock‘s younger brother wants to do more than slap Will Smith … he wants to lace up the gloves and climb into the ring for a boxing match!!! CR’s brother, Kenny, just signed a deal with Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman for a fight this summer down in Florida …

In Father Stu, star Mark Walhberg tackles the story of boxer-turned-priest Stuart Long, who went from destruction to redemption, inspiring many along the way. Based on true events, this faith-based film carries an R-rating, which is pretty atypical for movies of the genre. The cast members themselves pushed back against the sometimes-polarizing label, saying it’s

EXCLUSIVE:  We hear that the No. 1 exhibitor in the world, AMC Theatres, has made a deal with Bow Tie Cinemas to snap up and operate seven of their locations in Connecticut, upstate New York and Annapolis, Maryland. All in this this is north of 60 screens for AMC. For those who’ll remember, Bow Tie

Play video content TMZ.com “The Flash” star Ezra Miller was catching looks at a lounge in Hawaii over the weekend, dancing wildly just weeks after their arrest at a nearby bar. Eyewitnesses say Ezra was all over the place at the Hilo Axe lounge in Hilo, HI Friday night … their moves caught the attention

You know about Spirit Halloween, right? It’s that pop-up retailer that takes up empty store space to sell costumes and other Halloween-related products during the fright-filled season, then leaves when all the trick or treating and costumed shenanigans are done. Well, later in 2022, Spirit Halloween will be getting more than just retail attention from

The Broadway productions of Macbeth, starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, and the Pulitzer-winning A Strange Loop have canceled tonight’s performances as both shows recover from recent Covid cases. The two productions are expected to resume performances on Tuesday, April 12. Both shows had previously canceled last week’s performances due to Covid cases within their

Disney+ has announced that brand new Original romantic comedy film “The Valet” starring Eugenio Derbez (“CODA”) and Samara Weaving (“Nine Perfect Strangers”) and Max Greenfield (“New Girl”) will premiere Friday, May 20th on Disney+. In “The Valet,” world famous movie star, Olivia (Samara Weaving) faces a PR disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of

Sam Elliott is backing down from his harsh take on the Oscar-winning movie “The Power of the Dog” — words many considered homophobic … something that isn’t lost on the guy. The actor — who’s often cast as a cowboy type, and who apparently has some ties to the rancher community — apologized for what

Living in the age of the internet, smartphones and social media is a fact of life many of us simply accept and prescribe to, but believe it or not, there’s a number of people who are not spending hours glued to screens. One of those people seems to be Star Trek actor Chris Pine, who

Viva Maestro, a documentary starring the charismatic music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, opened on a high note taking in $14,310 on two screens — Film Forum/NYC and The Landmark/LA. That’s a PTA of $7,155 for the film directed by Ted Braun (Darfur Now, Betting on Zero) and presented by

Zoe Saldana‘s hot looks over the years are on point! Here is 23-year-old Zoe at the premiere of the ballet film “Center Stage” in New York City back in 2000 (left). This was Saldana’s breakout movie role and the start of her now-impressive movie career. And, 20 years later … the stunning mom of three

There are many perks to filming a TV or film project in California. The weather is usually nice and there are plenty of great locations around. Of course, with it being such a star-studded state, there’s also an increased chance that a production may be visited by a big-name celebrity.  This time, Respect’s Jennifer Hudson

FRIDAY PM: No, family moviegoers were never gone. Do you hear that Disney CEO Bob Chapek? (Admit it: it was always about the seasonal churn rate for Disney+; that’s why Turning Red skipped theaters). Families turned Spider-Man: No Way Home into the third highest movie of all-time with $803M, and they kept Sing 2 in the

Before this cute 5-year-old girl was bringing in award-worthy nominations as an actress, she was just another happy girl with a bright future growing up in Santa Monica, California. Even though this girl decked out in ruffly stripes no longer rocks the pigtail look, she still serves us an edgy look with her cropped bangs,

Channing Tatum has been rocking an impressive build for years now, between his roles in the Jump Street and Magic Mike films. In his latest movie, The Lost City, he showed us he’s still in crazy great shape. The romantic comedy saw Tatum sharing some great and funny chemistry with Sandra Bullock (whom he has

The Broadway-bound revival of the musical 1776, which begins a pre-New York engagement at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA, next month, has announced a cast comprised fully of performers who identify as female, non-binary and trans. The cast announced Friday was specifically for the A.R.T. production and might not necessarily carry over to

Play video content TMZ.com Fat Joe says Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars has serious consequences for all POCs when it comes to demanding respect … especially because it was Will who got violent in public. We got Joey Crack Thursday in New York City, and asked for his take on the fallout